When he says "Surveys today show a majority of Israelis wanting a ceasefire-for-hostages deal" he is right. But Netanyahu isn't likely to allow it to happen unless forced by an outside party.

When one is close to a hostage deal Netanyahu does something to torpedo it, like this recent statement of his:

https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/report-alarming...

So there probably won't be a hostage deal.